Farm Labor Recruitment Drives Colored Helpers in Monroe
T Jones field worker for the Seven farm labor program reports recruiting colored laborers in Monroe. Clergy Rev Keal and Rev Hargerty assist, organizing meeting points where workers will be transported by trucks to farms from locations including Oak Street crossing, John Medica's store, 2008 Jackson Street, 11th and Washington, 10th and Pine, Bryant addition, Booker Washington School, and West Monroe Mary Cox's store plus the Colored Catholic School on Seventh Street.
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T. Jones
State Agricultural Exten Department
Monroe
P. C. Keal
J. H. Hargerty
Oak Street
John Medica
Jackson Street
11Th
Washington Streets
10Th
Pine Streets
Bryant
Booker Washington
West Monroe
Mary Cox's
Colored Catholic School
Seventh Street
Veterans of 138th Regiment Arrive at Camp Shelby
Rusted soldiers of the 138th infantry, veterans of 28 months in the Aleutians and builders of three airbases, reach Camp Shelby Mississippi. Inducted December 23 1940, many from St Louis they now face 20 day furloughs after foreign service. They helped clear the Aleutians and now swap wool uniforms for suntans. An old salt mine beneath Detroit reveals 25 miles of tunnels 1000 feet deep.
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Camp Shelby
Miss
138Th Infantry Regiment
Aleutians
Missouri National Guard
St. Louis
Cold Bay
Alaska
States
Detroit, Mich
King Peter names Subasic to form new Yugoslav government
London reports King Peter II formally commissions Dr. Ivan Subasic to form a coalition government and urges Serbs Croats and Slovenes to unite for peace. Tito orders immediate partisan strikes as Allied forces close in and channels hint he may join a future cabinet. Subasic seeks broad resistance backing.
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London
Peter
Yugoslavia
Ivan Subasic
Polyglot
Tito
Draja Mikhailovic
Red Army
Subasic
Balkan
Bozidar Puric
Free Yugoslav Radio
National Army of Liberation
Arzano
Dalmatia
Sinj
Split
I Dalmatia
Peter II
Mihailovic
Selid
Swabasic
Croatia
Units
Bozhidar Pugie
Mississippi Baptists reduce debt significantly
D A McCall secretary treasurer of the Mississippi Baptist convention board said Mississippi Baptists have cut a debt from 876145.42 dollars five years ago to about 100000 dollars now. He expects state wide offerings to further lower the amount. An unrelated note advises using warm water to dampen clothes before ironing.
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Jackson
Miss
D. A. McCall
Mississippi Baptist Convention Board
Mississippi Baptists
Real estate transfers recorded in Ouachita Parish yesterday
Transfers list numerous parcels with buyers such as Bob W Fuller Thelma Fuller John T Moore Leo Tau z F R Thompson B L Avery and others with prices ranging from 75 to 6 000 dollars including lots in Maupin’s Lock and Dam subdivision Lee Avenue additions Hart’s additions and West Monroe subdivisions.
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Ouachita Parish
Rosa G. Swartz Lieber
Bob W. Fuller
Thelma Neeley Fuller
Maupin
Land transfers and a 1944 Paris butter wage note
First Northern addition to West Mon roe for 4800 dollars. Parley Mitchell Perkins sold to the Peoples Homestead and Savings association a half acre in the NW 1 4 of SW 1 4 S3 TITN R3E for 1.60 and the property was ceded to John N. Fletcher for the Winfred Perkins sold to the Peoples certain .31 acre In the NW 1 4 of SW 14 83 TITN R3E for 1200 and the property deeded to Alma Perkins for the same. Donnie L. Cash sold to the Peoples for 4000 dollars lot 1 block 25 Cooper and James re subdivision of D A Breard Jr s Home addition and deeded to Harold A Breard for the same. Roland Siegle sold to Arnold G Martin lot 13 square 2 S W Vicks subdivision for 1175. J T Austin et al sold to S W Davis a tract along Bayou DeSiard and the A and L M Railroad for 9322.25. A pound of butter was the customary payment for a day’s manual labor in Paris in 1944.
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EO. Smith Et
Peoples Homestead and Savings Association
Square
T. B. Fiournoy
West Monroe
Billy Towey
Ruth Davies Moore
F. R. Thompson
Square 12
Hart
Walter Aaron
J. H. Nixon
Breard Investment Corporation
Reid Esters
Willie E. Washington
Block
N. G. Tippit
W. D. Golson
Juliano Fontana
Huey Watson
Renwick
Wastie Phillips
Sam Phillips
Parley Mitchell Perkins
John N. Fletcher
Winfred Perkins
Alma Perkins
Donnie L. Cash
Cooper and
James
Roland Siegle
Arnold G. Martin
S. W. Vick
J. T. Austin Et al
S. W. Davis
Bayou DeSiard
A. and L. M
Bridge to Open Soon in Monroe and Area Property Deals
Baton Rouge official notes a bridge project on the New Orleans Hammond highway under repair for about 90 days with completion likely by June 10. Property transfers show multiple land sales in West Monroe and surrounding additions, including lots in Parnell Hodge and Austin Eby areas, with values up to $2,000.
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Monroe
News-Star Page
Will Clark
Father Sau- Bridge
Baton Rouge
D. Y. Smith
James F. Munford
Benway Department
F. Tatum
Square Manchac
New Orleans
J. M. Breard
Hammond Highway
David W. Munford
Tatum
Orty
O. Z. Barfoot
J. K. Hammons
Parnell-Hodge
West Monroe
Peoples Homestead and Savings Association
Elmer Jewel Davidson
Austin Eby’s
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